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Police Squad!

Police Squad!

Police Squad!

1982 - 1982
Comedy, Crime
TV Series
Sight-gags and non-sequiturs dominate this spoof of police dramas. The six episodes formed the basis for later very successful "Naked Gun" movies. (imdb)
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Created by:

David Zucker
David-Zucker
26 total credits
David Zucker has 26 credits at Criticker, including: Airplane!, Scary Movie 3 and The Naked Gun: From the Files of Police Squad!
,
Jerry Zucker
Jerry-Zucker
12 total credits
Jerry Zucker has 12 credits at Criticker, including: Airplane!, Ghost, The Naked Gun: From the Files of Police Squad! and Rat Race
,
Jim Abrahams
Jim-Abrahams
22 total credits
Jim Abrahams has 22 credits at Criticker, including: Airplane!, The Naked Gun: From the Files of Police Squad!, Scary Movie 4 and Hot Shots!

Directed by:

Joe Dante
Joe-Dante
58 total credits
Joe Dante has 58 credits at Criticker, including: Gremlins, Gremlins 2: The New Batch, Small Soldiers, Beverly Hills Cop III and The Burbs
,
David Zucker
David-Zucker
26 total credits
David Zucker has 26 credits at Criticker, including: Airplane!, Scary Movie 3 and The Naked Gun: From the Files of Police Squad!
,
Jerry Zucker
Jerry-Zucker
12 total credits
Jerry Zucker has 12 credits at Criticker, including: Airplane!, Ghost, The Naked Gun: From the Files of Police Squad! and Rat Race
,
Jim Abrahams
Jim-Abrahams
22 total credits
Jim Abrahams has 22 credits at Criticker, including: Airplane!, The Naked Gun: From the Files of Police Squad!, Scary Movie 4 and Hot Shots!

Starring:

Leslie Nielsen
Leslie-Nielsen
101 total credits
Leslie William Nielsen, OC was a Canadian and naturalized American actor and comedian. Nielsen appeared in over one hundred films and 1,500 television programs over the span of his career, portraying over 220 characters. Born in Regina, Saskatchewan, Nielsen enlisted in the Royal Canadian Air Force and worked as a disc jockey before receiving a scholarship to Neighborhood Playhouse... (Wikipedia)
,
William Duell
William-Duell
4 total credits
William Duell has 4 credits at Criticker, including: One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest, Police Squad!, Grace Quigley and Advice from a Caterpillar
,
Alan North
Alan-North
16 total credits
Alan North has 16 credits at Criticker, including: Highlander, Glory, See No Evil, Hear No Evil, Lean on Me and Police Squad!
,
Peter Lupus
Peter-Lupus
15 total credits
Was in a handful of European "gladiator" films in the 60's under the name of Rock Stevens and had a notable appearance as a bodybuilder in Muscle Beach Party but is most famous for his supporting role in the TV series Mission Impossible.
,
Ed Williams
Ed-Williams
2 total credits
Ed Williams has 2 credits at Criticker, including: Police Squad! and Flight of Black Angel
,
Rex Hamilton
Rex-Hamilton
1 total credit
Rex Hamilton has just 1 credit at Criticker: Police Squad!, A Substantial Gift (The Broken Promise), Ring of Fear (A Dangerous Assignment), The Butler Did It (A Bird in the Hand) and Revenge and Remorse (The Guilty Alibi)

Franchise:

Police Squad!

Genres:

Comedy, Crime

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Police Squad!

1982 - 1982
Comedy, Crime
TV Series
Avg Percentile 75.11% from 202 total ratings

Ratings & Reviews

(202)
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Rated 03 Sep 2016
72
86th
Really changed comedy on television with its blatant silliness.
Rated 02 Oct 2015
80
91st
A short-lived but uniquely hilarious comedy of sight gags and wordplay.
Rated 02 Dec 2024
79
81st
"Cigarette?" "Yes, it is." At its best, it's like the best of Airplane! and The Naked Gun movies condensed into a television show.
Rated 08 Oct 2022
75
83rd
Way ahead of its time. The sight gags are usually great, and give you something to keep an eye out for. I also appreciate the incredibly over the top WTF moments. There are some reoccurring jokes that may have gotten old if the show had more seasons, but at just 6 episodes, they’re not too bad. Episode 5 is a standout for me, but the 6th episode isn’t up to par with the rest. I saw this before the Naked Gun movies, so I’m curious to see what direction they took.
Rated 12 Sep 2022
83
74th
I really enjoyed this show in my late teens, and I still find its mix of all types of humour (wordplay, parody, slapstick, general silliness) hysterical. For just six episodes, it's more tightly packed and much less baggy than its (still pretty funny) movie adaptations.
Rated 07 Jul 2022
60
51st
A hodgepodge that only works as well as it does because of Leslie Nielsen.
Rated 14 May 2022
63
34th
rvw
Rated 23 Aug 2019
100
92nd
A brilliant series ahead of its time and on the wrong medium at the time. If you like Naked Gun, it's worth tracking these episodes down.
Rated 29 Apr 2019
70
70th
"Police Squad!" is a milestone of comedy boasting the late great Leslie Nielsen in top deadpan form and Zucker, Abrahams and Zucker's trademark absurdist visual and verbal humour. Certain episodes (looking at you 2, 5 and 6) are less funny than others, nevertheless at its best this short-lived series is jam-packed from the opening titles all the way to the end credits with hilarious, original and flawlessly executed jokes in its very own, singular and certainly highly memorable brand of humour.
Rated 02 Oct 2015
55
53rd
Possibly an underrating.
Police Squad! - Season 1
Season 1 - Sight-gags and non-sequiturs dominate this spoof of police dramas. The six episodes formed the basis for later very successful "Naked Gun" movies. (imdb)

Cast & Info

Created by:

David Zucker
David-Zucker
26 total credits
David Zucker has 26 credits at Criticker, including: Airplane!, Scary Movie 3 and The Naked Gun: From the Files of Police Squad!
,
Jerry Zucker
Jerry-Zucker
12 total credits
Jerry Zucker has 12 credits at Criticker, including: Airplane!, Ghost, The Naked Gun: From the Files of Police Squad! and Rat Race
,
Jim Abrahams
Jim-Abrahams
22 total credits
Jim Abrahams has 22 credits at Criticker, including: Airplane!, The Naked Gun: From the Files of Police Squad!, Scary Movie 4 and Hot Shots!

Directed by:

Joe Dante
Joe-Dante
58 total credits
Joe Dante has 58 credits at Criticker, including: Gremlins, Gremlins 2: The New Batch, Small Soldiers, Beverly Hills Cop III and The Burbs
,
David Zucker
David-Zucker
26 total credits
David Zucker has 26 credits at Criticker, including: Airplane!, Scary Movie 3 and The Naked Gun: From the Files of Police Squad!
,
Jerry Zucker
Jerry-Zucker
12 total credits
Jerry Zucker has 12 credits at Criticker, including: Airplane!, Ghost, The Naked Gun: From the Files of Police Squad! and Rat Race
,
Jim Abrahams
Jim-Abrahams
22 total credits
Jim Abrahams has 22 credits at Criticker, including: Airplane!, The Naked Gun: From the Files of Police Squad!, Scary Movie 4 and Hot Shots!

Starring:

Leslie Nielsen
Leslie-Nielsen
101 total credits
Leslie William Nielsen, OC was a Canadian and naturalized American actor and comedian. Nielsen appeared in over one hundred films and 1,500 television programs over the span of his career, portraying over 220 characters. Born in Regina, Saskatchewan, Nielsen enlisted in the Royal Canadian Air Force and worked as a disc jockey before receiving a scholarship to Neighborhood Playhouse... (Wikipedia)
,
William Duell
William-Duell
4 total credits
William Duell has 4 credits at Criticker, including: One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest, Police Squad!, Grace Quigley and Advice from a Caterpillar
,
Alan North
Alan-North
16 total credits
Alan North has 16 credits at Criticker, including: Highlander, Glory, See No Evil, Hear No Evil, Lean on Me and Police Squad!
,
Peter Lupus
Peter-Lupus
15 total credits
Was in a handful of European "gladiator" films in the 60's under the name of Rock Stevens and had a notable appearance as a bodybuilder in Muscle Beach Party but is most famous for his supporting role in the TV series Mission Impossible.
,
Ed Williams
Ed-Williams
2 total credits
Ed Williams has 2 credits at Criticker, including: Police Squad! and Flight of Black Angel
,
Rex Hamilton
Rex-Hamilton
1 total credit
Rex Hamilton has just 1 credit at Criticker: Police Squad!, A Substantial Gift (The Broken Promise), Ring of Fear (A Dangerous Assignment), The Butler Did It (A Bird in the Hand) and Revenge and Remorse (The Guilty Alibi)

Franchise:

Police Squad!

Genres:

Comedy, Crime

Country:

USA

Language:

English
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